makerspace update (a partial review of twin cities maker)
Read about what a makerspace is and the entire saga
projects
why i built an organ in our spare bedroom (must read!)
I've waited for this post since I started this blog. I was waiting for a critical mass of people actually reading it!
how I made a speed-square on a 3d printer - part 1: design
A speed square helps builders connect things at the correct angles. It works as a protractor and a straight edge at the same time. It's extremely useful for almost any project you can think of!
i finished my desk! (it was a roller coaster!)
In my last post, I discovered that I bit off
how to make (almost) perfect joints for beginners
After my last post, my hope of using the table saw to make my desk flew out the window. I guess since even the best laid plans can fail, I shouldn't be surprised that not planning at all will also lead to failure.
how to make the world's worst table saw sled (the hard way)
Continuing my Shopsmith saga from an earlier post, today I made what might be the world's worst table saw sled. Right now, I'm going to show you how I did it!
i spent an entire day making an ugly phone stand using power tools
o make a long story short: I want to make a desk for my new apartment in Minneapolis. I want to make it myself and I want it to be huge. It will be an 8' x 4' behemoth with storage space and an internal skeleton make of 2" x 6" lumber.
the true cost of using a makerspace (how to make decisions like an engineer)
I'll use a trick I learned in engineering school to pick the best one: it's called a "ranked scoring matrix" because it uses a spreadsheet table (a matrix) to help give each choice a score based on how they compare to the other choices.
best 6 makerspaces in minneapolis - based on website design alone
This post could equally be called, "How to find anything online" or "How to find a makerspace in a city you've never seen."
Here, I'll take you through the process I used to find the optimal space for me, then I'll give you an update in a later post to tell you whether I was right.